Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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